The Supreme Court concluded that the university’s decision to suspend Ryu Seok-chun, 69, the former president.

The Supreme Court concluded that the university’s decision to suspend Ryu Seok-chun, 69, the former chairman of the Innovation Committee of the Liberty Korea Party, who spoke about the Japanese military’s “Japanese military sexual slavery” during his lecture comments about sexual harassment towards students were justified.

According to the legal community, on the 12th, the Third Department of the Supreme Court (Chief Justice Roh Jung-hee) upheld the court’s original decision to forfeit the plaintiff on the 9th in a lawsuit filed by Ryu, saying: “Please lift the decision.” Examination Committee for Teacher Complaints.

Ryu, a former sociology professor at Yonsei University, said during his keynote lecture on September 19, 2019: “The direct perpetrator (related to Japanese military sexual slavery) is not Japan,” and “(Japanese military sexual slavery) is a type of “prostitution.”

When a student asked, “Does this mean that the victims of the Japanese military’s sexual slavery went voluntarily?” Ryu said, “Even now, the prostitution process is half arbitrary and half involuntary.” He added, “If you’re curious, will I try,” which sparked a sexual harassment controversy.

Yonsei University imposed a one-month suspension in July 2020 because it believed Ryu’s comments constituted verbal sexual harassment, and Ryu filed a lawsuit against it.

The first court said: “(The remarks) are intended to learn first-hand how women engage in prostitution,” adding: “It is sexual harassment that may lead to sexual humiliation or disgust.”

The court did not allow Ryu’s protest, saying, “I wanted to investigate and investigate students, not prostitution.” This is because Ryu only stated before and after the remarks that Japanese military sexual slavery women were prostitutes, but never mentioned research activities.

Ryu also claimed on appeal that the disciplinary procedures were wrong, but all of them were rejected. The Court of Appeal also found the disciplinary action appropriate and Ryu appealed, but the Supreme Court upheld the ruling as it stands by dismissing the hearing.

Ryu was sent to criminal trial for saying, “Sexual slavery in the Japanese military is a type of prostitution,” but was found not guilty at the first trial. The public prosecutor’s office is filing an appeal in this regard.

Meanwhile, Ryu maintained his position that he “did nothing wrong” even after the comments in question came to light.

He also wrote in a photo introducing his current YouTube channel: “If you’re curious, would you like to check it out (subscribe, like)?”